Pelicans' Dante Cunningham: Will return to bench role Sunday

Cunningham will return to the bench for Sunday's game against the Timberwolves.

Analysis:

With DeMarcus Cousins (ribs) out on Friday against the Rockets, Cunningham drew the start and logged seven points, nine rebounds, an assist, a block and a steal across 39 minutes. However, Cousins is officially returning to the starting lineup, which sends Cunningham back to the bench. Cunningham will see a significant drop from Friday's minutes total, likely dropping to the mid-20's as long as Cousins plays a full workload.